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MIAMI, Fla., (June 1, 2012) ̶ The North American Soccer League (NASL) announced Friday that FC
Edmonton center midfielder Shaun Saiko has been named the NASL Player of the Month for May 2012.
The Alberta native scored four goals and picked up an assist in May, helping Edmonton to a 2-1-1
record for the month.
While we're in the middle of all this talk about the US Open Cup, here's a little piece of
history: a story from the Newark Sunday Call from October 5, 1924. What was then called
the National Challenge Cup was just getting underway, but some of the country's top pro teams from
the American Soccer League weren't competing because of a dispute over gate receipts
"scheduling.
D.C. United announced today that midfielder/forward Dwayne De Rosario has been named MLS Player of
the Month for May by the North American Soccer Reporters.
Before Wednesday's USA-Brazil friendly, the National Soccer Hall of Fame officially welcomed the
class of 2012. United States NationalTeam alumni Desmond Armstrong, Tony Meola, and Claudio Reyna
were inducted alongside builder Tony DiCiccio and journalism award winner Grahame L. Jones. In at
times emotional ceremony, the inductees stressed to the audience of family, friends, and American
soccer dignitaries the kind of commitment and support it takes to have a Hall of Fame career.
Cal FC is simply the messenger.
They're trying to tell the American soccer community something that only the badasses in this
country have truly known for a VERY LONG TIME.
The Enemy
And yes, for those of you who live in the land opposite 3four3, these players want you to wake
the fuck up.
The United States National Team squared off against Brazil on Wednesday night and the match was
televised on ESPN2. The game broadcast featured Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman, ESPN's primary
international team. The pairing of Darke and Twellman makes for an interesting contrast with
NBC's primary broadcast team of Arlo White and Kyle Martino.
Yesterday kicked off MLS's foray into this year's US Open Cup and the results were mixed, to say
the least. Of all the MLS sides participating in the tournament, seven famously flamed out against
teams from lower tiers of the American soccer pyramid. If there's one thing we have learned from
what occurred yesterday it's that the Portland Timbers shouldn't be expecting an easy game
tonight.
99 years of the US Open Cup | guardian.co.uk
As you may have noticed, the Guardian has taken a much keener interest in American soccer
lately. Graham Parker gives a great run down of the tournament as well as a solid recap of last
night's craziness.
One of my favorite weekends of the year typically happens during the first week of the New Year.
Once the hangover from New Year's Eve has finally begun to subside, there's usually another
excellent opportunity to head over to the pub and start an all-day drinking session.
Such is the magic of the English Football Association (FA) Cup Third Round, when English Premier
League sides finally enter the tournament.
Seven MLS sides stumbled on Tuesday in the third round of the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Some
were shocking, others were surprising and a couple were kind of expected.
New England, LA, Chicago, Columbus, FC Dallas, Houston and Real Salt Lake all fell on Tuesday
making this year's third round one of the more exciting rounds in USOC history.
On the latest edition, Chris Riordan and the Dalai Lama of Soccer, Simon Allen break down the
latest North American soccer. The US's impressive 5 – 1 win over Scotland is reviewed. Your hosts
try to find the right balance ...
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Tuesday's third round Lamar Hunt US Open Cup action provided American soccer fans a breathtaking
amount of upsets as Davids slew Goliaths repeatedly from the East Coast to the Rocky Mountains.
Seven MLS clubs were eliminated from the tournament Tuesday by 2nd, 3rd and even 4th division
American clubs in what had to be one [.
This is an attempt at a live blog Game Thread for the Dynamo's Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match
tonight vs. the San Antonio Scorpions. Please feel free to post at will here if you are following
the match, which is being live streams on HoustonDynamo.com. You can also follow it via the
Scorpions' Twitter feed here or the Dynamo Twitter feed here.
For Immediate Release:
MLS4MN Advocates for Professional Soccer in Minnesota
May 29, 2012
Contacts:
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MLS4MN
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(952) 212-5195
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(612) 237-0345
Minneapolis (MN) – A grass-roots coalition of supporters and businesses has formed seeking the
advancement of professional soccer in Minnesota.
Doherty Soccer is an independent site that covers the Rochester
Rhinos and US Soccer. The following article is one half of a two part article on the strengths,
weaknesses, players to watch and storylines for tonight's game. For the rest, visit Doherty
Soccer.
Strengths:
The team is very strong in defense.
By FRANCO PANIZO
ORLANDO, Fla. -- When Terrence Boyd found out he would start in the U.S. men's national team's
friendly against Scotland last week, he could not help but smile. Boyd was happy as can be knowing
he would get a big chance to prove his worth in just his second cap with the United States, and he
called his parents to share his excitement.
The Houston Dynamo will travel roughly 200 miles down I-10 to San Antonio to face the expansion
San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League (NASL). It's the Dynamo first match in
the 2012 US Open Cup tournament and hopefully won't be there last.
The Scorpions are 4-3-1 so far this season, good enough for third place in the NASL
standings.
Welcome to episode #34 of the IMSoccer News North American Soccer League Podcast. This week Gerry
Wittmann , Jay (Yankiboy) Long, and yours truly, Brian Quarstad, run down all this past week's NASL
matches. We also talk to our special guest, U.S. Open Cup Expert Josh Hakala. If you like the Open
Cup you are [.
Guest article by our FIF Wes Burdine who attened his first game at Houston's new BBVA Compass
Stadium.Nothing seems to get American soccer fans, journalists, and the MLS brass more excited than
soccer-specific stadiums these days. Sure the Dynamo beat the Galaxy, but did you see the stadium?
In 2007 the Atlanta Silverbacks and Seattle Sounders faced off in the USL-1 Final. The Sounders
had won the Commissioner's Cup already (the regular season title). They also made a deep run in the
US Open Cup beating the Timbers, Chivas USA and the Rapids. Seattle would eventually fall to FC
Dallas in the semifinals after 120 minutes of play.
Barcelona provided Pep Guardiola with the perfect sendoff by routing Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in
the Copa del Rey final on Friday night, the club's 14th trophy in four seasons under its most
successful coach.
Pedro Rodriguez scored in the third and 25th minutes, and Lionel Messi ended his record-setting
season with his 73rd goal in the 20th minute.
Earlier this spring, Ternana, a football club in Terni, Italy, mathematically qualified for
promotion from Lega Pro Prima Divisione to Serie B for the first time since 2006. To give their
fans a chance to fully celebrate this promotion, the club held a friendly earlier this month. The
picture above and the videos below are from that friendly.
The U.S. WNT would like to congratulate Grahame Jones on being the recipient of the 2012 Colin Jose
Media Award by the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
The longtime Los Angeles Times soccer writer was one of the few American reporters to attend the
inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup in China and wrote on the U.
Soccer's ratings on TV in the United States are an odd thing. The best teams play at poor times
for high ratings, though the Champions League final did pull in 2 Million viewers. MLS struggles
and only pops over the 1 Million viewers mark for the MLS Cup Final. Mexican league and playoff
matches draw strong numbers (2.
Photo: Glenn Riegel, courtesy of Reading United AC
(Editor's Note: Over the next three months, PSP will give readers an unprecedented look
inside one of the nation's top minor league soccer clubs, Reading United AC, which plays in the
Premier Development League, the fourth tier of American soccer, and draws its players from
colleges around the country.
For Seattle Sounders signing Sigi Schmid was clearly one of the most important parts of their
success as an expansion franchise, as was picking Brad Evans from the Columbus roster in the
Sounders expansion draft. As much as Sounders have been a model for MLS 2.0, Columbus Crew were a
model franchise for the beginning of MLS.
On the latest editon of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast : This Week in US Soccer ... your
hosts Chris Webb and Chris Riordan (the Chris and Chris of American Soccer) bring you a breakdown
of key recent North ...
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Featured image: The Bethlehem Steel FC victory float after winning their second US Open
Cup, then known as the National Challenge Cup, on May 6, 1916. (Photo: (Photo: University Archives
& Special Collections Department, Lovejoy Library, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville)
Tuesday night will be the first time that the Philadelphia Union has hosted a US Open Cup
match.
Photo: Earl Gardner
Chase Harrison could have given up on pro soccer long ago.
It could have been after the 2006 season, when Real Salt Lake drafted him, loaned him out to a
USL team that folded at season's end, and then waived him before he appeared in a single match.
(The club drafted Chris Seitz a few months later.
Article by Anders Aarhus
[Editors Note: The views expressed in this article are the writer's opinion and do
not necessarily reflect the views of MLSReserves.com as a whole.]
Money talks. That's the message two NASL clubs, the Atlanta Silverbacks and the Minnesota Stars,
gave their (now disgruntled) supporters by agreeing to give up their home field advantage in the
3rd round of the US Open Cup in exchange for financial compensation.
Welcome to episode #33 of the IMSoccer News North American Soccer League Podcast. This week Gerry
Wittmann , Jay (Yankiboy) Long, and yours truly, Brian Quarstad, run down all this past week's NASL
matches. We also talk to our special guest, Michael Oki, President of the Atlanta Silverbacks. Oki
has been with the Silverbacks organization [.
Article by William SchulzIn case you missed it, there were 16 matches played across the country in the first round of the
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. This season marks the 99th edition of the tournament, though last week's
opening round came and went without much fanfare.
MIAMI, Fla. (May 21, 2012) – Tampa Bay Rowdies forward Daniel Antoniuk has been named the North
American Soccer League Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Antoniuk,
making his second start of the season, led the Rowdies with two goals in Tampa Bay's 3-2 victory at
Atlanta on Saturday night.
First published on The Cup.US For the first time ever and after a year's absence of the USSF 2nd
Division from US Open Cup competition, the North American Soccer League (NASL) will enter into Cup
play on Tuesday evening. "We were disappointed we didn't get in it last year but we also understood
with the [.
Traffic Sports, the same company that has supports the North American Soccer League, is asking you
to pay more than just your cable bill to watch the US vs. Guatemala, CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier
on June 12th. Traffic who are headquartered in Brazil and have owned TV rights for soccer games in
South and Central [.
Three episodes of the American soccer podcast, hosted by MLSTalk writer Daniel Feuerstein:
Feuerstein's Fire #103 Monday, May 21st 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Ian Thomson of The Soccer
Observer Brian O' Connell of New England Soccer Today on ...
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History Makes Cascadia Cup Unique in American Soccer - Sounder At Heart
This post from last year is a snapshot of the Cascadia rivalry, from pre-Cascadia Cup to
present. While that rivalry is probably more well known for the Timbers-Sounders side of things,
the Vancouver-Seattle contests are more numerous.
Article by Pedro GomesAmerican Soccer fans are very familiar with Eric Wynalda both for his actions on the field and his
opinions off the field. He has been called everything from a visionary, loud-mouth, instigator,
activist, and hero.
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (May 16, 2012) US Soccer Players -- Guy Newman is one of those
who played in both the outdoor and indoor version of the sport in this country throughout the 1970s
and ‘80s. Like many who played in the original North American Soccer League, Newman had to
transition and play indoors when the outdoor pro league folded.
Welcome to episode #32 of the IMSoccer News North American Soccer League Podcast. This week Gerry
Wittmann , Jay (Yankiboy) Long, and yours truly, Brian Quarstad, run down all this past weeks NASL
games and feature some post game comments from players and coaches. We also talk about the NASL
attendance and we spend some [.
